CASA GRANDE NATIONAL MONUMENT, PHOENIX, AZ
JULY 21, 2012 - Visiting prehistoric ruins near home base. There is an excellent website at - http://www.delange.org/PuebloGrande/PuebloGrande.htm - which goes into detail on the history of the Hohokam.
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Casa Grande National Monument. Mom says, "What a hunk, I wish I could grow prickly pear like that!"
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Mike standing next to the tallest Saguaro Cactus.
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A prickly personality
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We learn about the prehistoric Hohokam and how they lived.
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Food and food preparation. The next picture goes into more detail.
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Food from the desert
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The Hohokam slept on woven mats.
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Jewelry making for adornment and trade.
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Archeologists' tools
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This is the Casa Grande, Spanish for "large house". It is believed to have been built in the early 1300s. Some believ
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The construction of Casa Grande
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Many buildings in the compound
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Community life at Casa Grande
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In addition to living quarters, buildings in the compound also had specialized rooms for storage, etc. There is one room that i
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Today Casa Grande is being protected from the elements. The dry air preserves it, and the roof keeps deterioration from rain at
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About vandalization and how the roof came to be built.
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The roof doing its job
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Casa Grande was abandoned in the late 1300s.
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As we leave Casa Grande we see a sandstorm in the distance. At home we get windblown leaves, here we get tumbleweed and sand.
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Mike at night in front of a Saguaro. This is my last night in Arizona and tomorrow I fly home. Thanks again Mike and Tom for t
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